Door-securer.



No. 665,058. Patented 1an. l, mol.

D. W. BUCKLEY.

Doon sECunEn.

(Applicatxon led Mar. 17, 1900.)

(No Model.)

UNITED* STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL WEBSTER BUCKLEY, OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

DOOR-SECURER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,058, dated January 1, 1901A.

Application fil-ed March 17, 1900. Serial No. 9,086. (No model To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that LDANIEL WEBSTER BUCK- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Door-Securer, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to door-secu'rers or portable looks for securing doors in their closed position in hotels and lodging-houses, by means of which the occupant can securely fasten the door against its being opened by intruders; and it has for its object to produce a device of this kind which will be efficient and of such simplicity that it can be readily attached by any one and is not easily broken or got out of order. .r

With this object in view my invention consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of a door-secu rer, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed outv in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur, Figure l is a top plan view of my improved door-securer. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, showing it in position for use, the door and casing being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the same, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of one member of my securer.

Referring more particularly -to the drawings, l indicates what I shall call the base or main portion of my securer, which is preferably formed from some light material and has one end provided with one or more studs or prongs 2, which project fromone side thereof, and the other end is preferably-provided with a series of dents or shallow recesses 3, upon the opposite side from which the studs project. Mounted upon said base so as to be moved longitudinally thereon are two slides 4 and 5, one of which, 4, has a lip 6 projecting outwardly therefrom and is provided with a screw-threaded perforation 7, through which projects the inner end of the wing-screw 8 to enter one of the recesses 3 and lock the slide to the base. The outer end of the slide 5 may be provided with a lip 9, by means of which it can be moved back and forth upon the base. The combined lengths of the two slides are end of the base, as shown in dotted lines in p Fig. 2, when placed upon the base in'one position, or from the center thereof, as shown in full lines, when placed in another position, and the lip 9 will extend outwardly from the other end. base by means of flanges lO and ll, which preferably overlap the edges of the base a short distance, the flanges upon the slide 4 being above the inner surface of the base, so as not to engage with the article into which the prongs or studs 2 project.

` In using myinvention the base or main portion is Aplaced within the crack of the door, so as to cause the prongs to enter the side of The slides are connected with the the jamb or door-Casin g, preferably at a slight distance above the ordinary latch. With soft wood the prongs can be readily forced in their full depth; but with harder wood suitable holes should be formed therein. The slide 5 is then placed upon the base with its. lip 9 inward and the door closed, so as to cause its inner face to engage with the lip and move the slide inward as the door is closed, thus preventing the edge of the door from being marred by rubbing against the base. To permit of this inward movement of the slide, its flanges must be of a less depth than the inner face of the base. This can be secured by re cessing the inner surface of the base upon each side, as shown at 13, within which the flanges 11 can freely move back and forth. After the door has thus been closed the slide 4 is slipped upon the outer end of the base and forced inward until its inner end bears against the outer end of the slide 5 or against the face of the door, if the door should prove They are then reassembled- IOO As above described, it will be seen that my invention is Very strong, compact, and simpleand will provide an absolute guard against any one breaking into a room provided with my improved securer. The securer can be quickly removed and reapplied at another place, and the only indication of its use will be the slight indentations made by the prongs Within the crack of the door, which Will scarcely be noticeable. I reserve the right to make such changes and alterations in the separate parts of my secnrer as will come within the scope of my invention.

Having th ns fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

I. In a door-securer, the combination, with a base, one end of which is provided with studs and the edges arerecessed longitudinally, of a removable slide upon the outer end of the base, two of the opposite edges of which are provided with flanges for engaging with the base, and a screw adj nstably securing said slide to the base, substantially as described.

2. In a door-secnrer, the combination, with a longitudinallyrecessed base, one end of which is provided with studs, and the opposite end is provided With indentations, of tWo slides on the base, each of which is provided with flanges the flanges of one of the slides fitting in the recesses of the base and the flanges of the other side engaging with the base, the inner slide being provided with an outturned lip, and a screw through the other slide, the inner end of which is adapted to enter the indentations, substantially as described.

DANIEL VEBSTER BUCKLEY.

Witnesses:

R. W. WINT, ALLEN WV. HAINns. 

